DictionaryglareAngry stare
noun / verb

glare

A fixed, angry or fierce look at someone or something.

She gives her brother a glare when he interrupts her.

Etymology

The intense-light verb supplied an image for a forceful stare. An angry gaze seems to direct concentrated brightness or fierceness at its target.

More examples

  • They glare at each other across the table.
  • He ignored the angry glares from the other passengers.
  • Stop glaring at me; I didn't break your phone.

Forms

glare · glares · glared · glaring

Similar words

scowl
Emphasizes a frowning expression rather than a fixed stare.
stare
Means a long, fixed look without necessarily suggesting anger.